by CMT.com Staff 19m ago In the midst of a CMT celebration inducting the 2020 Class of Next Women on Country, five of Nashville’s top label executives were given the platform to talk about getting females back onto country radio. They were introduced by CMT’s Leslie Fram and country icon Martina McBride. Speaking from the...
Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)
Maren Morris’ “GIRL” Became a Bigger Message Than She Intended
by Craig Shelburne 1h ago Maren Morris claimed a CMA Award this year for her exceptional album, GIRL. Backstage in the press room, she responded to questions from the media about her accomplishment. When you were writing GIRL, did you write it with a sense of, “I want this to be about empowerment”? Not really....
Why the Son of a Backstreet Boy Called on 615 for 770-Country
by Alison Bonaguro 39m ago Baylee Littrell, the 16-year-old son of the Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell, has had a hat hanging in his bedroom in Alpharetta, Georgia for the past two years. And it belongs to Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley. On the eve of his debut country album release, 770-Country, Littrell told me why...
BACKSTAGE AND UPFRONT: Luke Combs
by Alison Bonaguro 2h ago Technically, Luke Combs didn’t win the CMA Award for entertainer of the year on Wednesday night (Nov. 13), and yet, he was still winning. Because as Garth Brooks accepted that particular trophy, he said that the award had Combs’ name on it down the road. And to Combs, that alone...
BACKSTAGE AND UPFRONT: Blake Shelton
by Alison Bonaguro 4h ago After Blake Shelton picked up his CMA Award for single of the year, he headed backstage to bask in the glory of “God’s Country.” And the first thing he talked about was the message of the song, written by Hardy, Devin Dawson and Jordan Schmidt. “You know, kind of where...
Ashley McBryde Can Find a Way to Entertain You
by CMT.com Staff 4h ago Ashley McBryde picked up the new artist trophy at the CMA Awards this week, even without a radio hit to her credit. The good-natured newcomer fielded questions from reporters backstage in the CMA press room. Q: Can you talk about winning tonight and this award? In particular being part of...
CMA Awards 2019: Red Carpet Arrivals
by CMT.com Staff 14h ago Enjoy this gallery of red carpet arrivals at the 2019 CMA Awards in Nashville. Jason Kempin/Getty Images Jimmie Allen Jason Kempin/Getty Images Ingrid Andress Jason Kempin/Getty Images Dierks Bentley Jason Kempin/Getty Images Brooks & Dunn Jason Kempin/Getty Images Brothers Osborne Jason Kempin/Getty Images Brandi Carlile Jason Kempin/Getty Images Luke Combs...
CMA AWARDS: The Complete List of Winners
by Alison Bonaguro 15h ago All of the night’s big winners — indicated in bold — are in at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards. The Country Music Association announced the winners on Wednesday night (Nov. 13) when the CMA Awards, hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, aired live...
CMA AWARDS: Garth Brooks Wins Entertainer of the Year
by Alison Bonaguro 16h ago At the end of the three-hour broadcast of the CMA Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 13), it was finally time to reveal the coveted grand prize of the night, the CMA Award for entertainer of the year. And this year, it went to Garth Brooks, who was vying for the...
Avenue Beat Has Your Back on “Be a Bro”
by CMT.com Staff 16h ago New trio Avenue Beat is putting a clever spin on girl code in “Be a Bro,” their first music video. Get to know these new inductees into CMT’s Next Women of Country by watching the video and reading a Q&A below the player. Embedded from embed.vevo.com. What do you remember...